Category Archives: Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus)

Locky, Dridex, and Angler among cybercrime groups to experience fall in activity

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Quiet period for several major threat groups may be indirectly related to arrests in Russia.Read More Continue reading Locky, Dridex, and Angler among cybercrime groups to experience fall in activity→

Fake gaming torrents lead to potentially unwanted applications

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PUA downloaders are disguising themselves as torrents for pirated copies of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and The Witcher 3 to install multiple different PUAs on users’ computers.

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Android malware finds new ways to derive current running tasks

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Android banking and ad-fraud Trojans leverage ideas found in GitHub-hosted open source projects and use the UsageStats API to bypass Android 5.0 and 6.0 security enhancements.Read More Continue reading Android malware finds new ways to derive current running tasks→

SWIFT attackers’ malware linked to more financial attacks

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Bank in Philippines was also targeted by attackers, whose malware shares code with tools used by Lazarus group.Read More Continue reading SWIFT attackers’ malware linked to more financial attacks→

Android threats evolve to handle Marshmallow’s new permission model

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Android.Bankosy and Android.Cepsohord are capable of working with the new runtime permission model introduced in Android 6.0 Marshmallow.Read More Continue reading Android threats evolve to handle Marshmallow’s new permission model→